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Hi everybody, Hope you are all doing well, If you are familiar with Iyengar Bakeries in Bangalore you would definitely noticed these Omam Sticks in their shelves, I always loved these sticks as a kid, they are so nice and tasty and goes well with a cup of

The core idea of the Indian Cooking Challenge is to find traditional recipes from all over India and try them. Thus this challenge has seen sweets, savoury dishes curries and more. This month Suruttai poli/suruttu poli was the sweet attempted. Sr

This was months ago that Srivalli had discussed with Alka and set the challenge for the members. The recipe was from Simply Sindhi Recipes . They had all tried it for Deepavali. By then I had just relocated to Lagos and was cooking

Day 61.
I love Greek Falafel and I love Indian food...so, when I got black-eyed peas in my CSA box, I dreamed up Indian Falafel. I'm excited about the possibilities here. I'm serving them in naan instead of regular flatbread. I'm drooling a bit thinkin

It like reliving my mom s life.My father used to call her midway to home and she used to put the soup pot on the stove top so that it is ready until he reached home.A piping hot bowl of soup topped with a dollop of butter and homemade bread croutons was a

This is one line very popular among some of my friends here. Each time I hear that, I think of my desh , the land of flavors and colors, characterized by herbs, spices, and cooking techniques. Look beyond Indian, I say in silence, and you will see the mu

One fine day one of my friend asked me, ?How we-Indians got independence?? I said we fought, struggled and latter got the freedom. To this my friend said a story behind this fact that how we actually got the freedom from the Britishers. My friend said t

Its been ages since I made Puliyodharai (Tamarind Rice, Puliyogare, Pulihora etc etc ) in the authentic traditional way. Actually echoing my better half s smart pants comment In fact I don t remember having made it at all! (#$#). Have to say, its not

As you can probably tell from my blog, I love Indian food. I?ve tried many different kinds and when I saw this curry in William Sonoma?s ?A Taste of the World? cookbook I knew I wanted to try it. In the description it said that this is a mild curry which

When ever I go to Italian Restaurant, I always end up in the same confused state what to order. As I love EggPlant/Brinjal/Baingan/Vankaya (????? ) , I have tried Eggplant Parmesan several times, (as a person who loves to try different foods), I am bored

Pickles are the perfect accompaniment for Indian meals. They awaken the taste buds and enhance the taste of the dish. Pickles have all the important ingredients needed for a perfect taste: salty,sour and spicy. There are many varieties of pickles made

Badam Puri Sweet deep fried and soaked in sugar syrup!
Badam Puris are sweet almond deep fried bread. These are later soaked in sugar syrup for a minute. We loved this as it tastes crispy, soft, sweet and leaves a great taste on your taste buds. This i

Kandi Pachadi / Toor Dal chutney, Yellow Lentils are toasted to golden brown along with some asoefetida and then ground to a coarse paste with tamarind and red onions.. This chutney take s me back to my childhood where mom would make this chutney in a sna

Indian Cooking Challenge for March rightly matches Vishu - Malayalam New Year.Yes, this month we all enjoyed making this Fluffy, Spongy,Kerala's Queen of Steamed Rice Cakes - Vatteppam/Vattayappam!!!!! Thanks to Srivalli for choosing this really Challe

The pine nut, which is the fruit of a pine tree hidden inside a woody structure known as a pine cone, is one of the oldest known foods of the human species. Anthropological studies show that the Stone Pine tree has been cultivated for its seeds (pine nuts

Chapathi- Indian bread is the staple food for many. With the growing number of health concerns with rice many are switching to chapathi as the main diet. No doubt chapathi is low in calories, rich in fiber. The goodness of the chapathi can be enjoyed only

Sambar is one of most important accompaniments in south Indian meal and it at least appears twice in our lunch menu.Sambar is made in various ways in different regions of south India,for example in Andhra,coconut is not added to sambar while in karnataka

oftas especially fascinate me as somehow I relate them to exotic curries. Unfortunately though Indian restaurants in the US (atleast the ones I have been to) more often than not fail to do a good job in making kofta dishes (and most others too). They are

I was first introduced to Cheelas (a kind of dosa made out of mixing one or more flours - famous in Northern India) when I moved to Mumbai. To me it was a hybrid between the South Indian dosa and an Omlette. A base a topping - a complete meal by itself,

chana dal pakora recipe these crispy fried fritters made from bengal gram are one of the favorite tea time snacks at home.
these chana dal pakoras are different from the south indian chana dal vada in terms of taste and texture. the taste is differ

Now that we have settled down in our own home I have started trying out dishes, the recipes of which have been bookmarked ages ago. Last year when I had a temporary help hired during my delivery I had the opportunity to taste some Karnataka style food whi